Lubricating device.



A. R. PRiBIL.

LUBRICATING'DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-25,1913.

1,259,044. Patented Mar.12,1918.

3; man; or ammo LUIERIG-ATING' DEVICE.'

B ef'it known. thatlI, ALEXIS R. :PRIBIL, j; ayciti'zen of thellnited statesand aresidentv Detroit; in the county of Wayne and StatelotMichigan, have invented anew and" yy useful Lubricating-Device, of which the iolj t lowing is a specification. i a t ThlS inventlonrelates t'olnbrlcatmg devices; particularly applicable for supporting and lubricating the) eyes ofQ automobile springs, and has for its object anespecially qsiniple and eflicient stnucture 01: thedesired 1 Runpose, and it consistsin thenovel combim d'escr1b1ngth1sinvention, refenencel s had to the, accompanying dnaw1ng',= n Which I nations meanshereinafter set forth and like characters; designate corresponding mga-nts in all the views,

apreferable embodiment of my lubricating demise. i a

EigsB and lsare end viewsof the inain body" a and the cap.-v

Figt. 5 is an? elevation of the detached 1 spring, catch. a

a Fig. fiisla longitudinal: section of a mojdified construetion of ,the m body the l stnnctionfiofspring catch.

spning catch being also illnstrated.

Fig.7 is an elevation ofa modified con- 8 is an endviewof the main body provided with a modified form; of spring a fllhisulnbrioatingdeviceconsists,generally,

ca -i a a Fig. 911s-an enlarged sectionalvlew of; the

spring catch shown in Fig.8.

@Qf ainain. body or: shank and a: cap, cona t normally locking the hody'and the cap from turning relatively to each otheg and means nected by screw threadsa spring catch for 011 ejecting: the" lubricant.-.

The main bod'v or shank lhas one-end 2 gthereoi threadedfonyreceiving a nut, not shown; andits othenend is provided with lanyenlargedhead 3,inthef'orm of a cup zind havingtits base formed of angular cross- Seotionand provided withia face 4 projectbeyond the periphery of theintermedi- I a te p'o -tion of the body'oi' shank 1. 321161 base providinggmeans for facilitating tnrningjof 's -an eanentztheneofi in theleye; ofi' the Wh the; extend Specification of is titers latenti Flgures1and 2ardrespectiyely,aneleyation and. a longitudinal sectional view-of a a and lower sides. of the: contiguous portion of the closed end of the head. fol-securing 1 the; head and I the sterntogether, However, 7 the mainbodyimay consist torishank 1; andfonlimiting end- Iii, MicnIGAN AssI'eNoR io finches: W.- own1\ifon AUBURN, NEW YoRK z i inteipni'ediate portionof;the nlainibody Q or shank 1 is formed with a penipheral bear a laterally eXten din g outlet 7 opening into a-"depressionfi inthe bearing face 5. The head 3 isflprovidedlwith an upwardly extending internally threaded annular flange 9 whichi rises a limited" distance above the contiguolis uppen face of the main body or shank 1 inclo'sed by theflange 9.-. a

Said. m'ain body'tl iswshowni inlEig': as

consisting of a cup-shaped head anda stem, formed. separable and nigidly; secured together; the head being; providedwithl'an axial, opening 10,; land the stem haying; a a reduced part pass'edigthrough the-opening; -10 a and; above the contiguousluppen face of the closed end, of the head; andqbeing pnolvided with anniilanshonlders 11 flIldglQ dil upper of a single piece, as; shown in Fi 6; l i e at Asbestsee with a closed top and an cipeiialoweraend,

and its barrel portio'n is externally threaded at, its base for: scn-ewing: intozrthez flange 9 a The lowen edge: oh the oap -1-3 ,is provided with suitable! notches, and the peripheny of the.- cap isiknurledy to facilitate turning thereof and. ton enhancing its; appearance. a The. springcatthi includes a base 14a fixed to thenpper face-0t theta-"main; body 1 b -ale 3 of the base] I41 and the contiguous part of the upper face of the: main" bodv'land substantially concentric with the flange 9 and withthe lowenedge ofi the canl3. saidxarcshaped free ends underlying the lowenedge ofi the cap and: having pimectionsl at; their jing, face; and with an; axial, 'elxitoi bore 6 having oneend opening from the interior- "of. the head a 3,- and its other end formedwith nlin F'ig.-2,=thelcap:l 3 is donned a extremities ratcheting with the; nixtched' lower edge; oh the; cam.

Iii de'siredk. the upright" nonti-onsilfiof-tlie catch; dispensed; witlhi as;

hing an axial opening and a stem having a reduced portion extending through the opening and having annular shoulders on upper and lower sides of the contiguous portion of the closed end of the. head for se curing the head and the stem together, and aspring catch having a base fixed to the i upper face of the closed end of the head be- ,neath the upper shoulder of the stem, and 10 a ratcheting spring arm ofi'set above the plane ofthe base and the contiguous part of said upper face and coactlng with the cap, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 15 ALEXIS R. PRIBIL.

Witnesses .Gno. F. STANDLEY, JULE B, STANDLEY.

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Washington, D. 0. 

